Spinning-top.



W. HOLLENDUNG.

SPINNING TOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 30, 1909.

Patented Aug". 23, 1910.

H z'Zn/ess as} jhverazor UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILHELM HOLLENDUNG, OF MIINCHEN-GLADBACH, GERMANY.

SPINNING-TOP.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, WILI-IELM HOLLEN- DUNG, a citizen of Germany,residing at Miinchen-Gladbach, Germany, have invented new and usefulImprovements in "Spinning-Tops, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a spinning top adapted to be rotated andmaintained in rotation in a novel manner, so as to aflord anexhilarating and entertaining game.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved top, showing the spinning string twisted; Fig. 2 a similar viewwith the string untwisted; Fig. 3 a side view of the top detached, andFig. l a plan thereof.

A spinning top (Z, of conventional c011- struction is provided at itsapex with a hook composed of a comparatively long axial shank a, and astraight beak at, extending laterally from said shank. The upper side oftop d, is divided into preferably seven panels or fields e, thatconverge toward the apex. These panels bear the successive colors of thespectrum as conventionally indicated in Fig. 4 so that when the top isrotated, its upper half will appear white and will strongly contrastwith the color of the hook, which is preferably dark. Furthermore, bycoloring the top as described, it is not apt to become quickly soiledduring use.

In order to spin the top there is employed a string 6, to each end ofwhich is attached a handle 0. These handles are grasped by the player,so that string 6, forms a downwardly extending loop in front of theplayer. The top d, is with its hook a, hung into the bight of the stringand then the top receives an initial turn which causes the string tobecome twisted upon itself. By

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 30, 1909.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910. Serial No. 486,842.

now moving the sticks away from each other, the string will becomeuntwisted and thereby impart an impetus to the top, which will becomeunhooked and rotate on the floor. During such rotation the top isrecaught by the string to retwist the latter by its momentum, and byagain manipulating the sticks, an additional impetus will be imparted tothe top which permits it to spin anew after becoming unhooked from thestring. In this way the spinning of the top may be continued for anindefinite period of time, thus inviting the exercise of skill andaffording an exhilarating entertainment for the player.

If desired two or more. players may par ticipate in the game.

I claim:

1. A spinning top provided with a hook including a shank disposedaxially of the top and a substantially straight beak which eX- tends atsubstantially a right angle to said shank, combined with a stringadapted to freely engage the hook and have unrestricted disengagementtherefrom during rotation of the top, whether the top be rotating on abase or in the air under the influence of the string.

2. A spinning top provided with a hook including a shank and asubstantially straight beak, the beak being disposed at substantially aright angle to the shank, combined with a string to freely engage thehook and to have unrestricted dlsengagement therefrom during rotation ofthe top, and handles secured to the ends of the string.

Signed by me at Barmen, Germany, this 1st day of March 1909.

WILHELM HOLLENDUNG. [1,. SJ

Witnesses:

O'r'ro KoNIe. KARL WAGNER.

